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GAR COUPLING.

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No. 465,554. Patented Dec. 22, 1891 mam UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. BOSCH, OF MARYVILL E, MISSOURI.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,554, dated December22, 1891.

Application filed July 27,1891. Serial No. 400,786. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN ALBERT Boson, of Maryville, Nodaway county,Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCar-Couplers, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a side view ofthe improved coupler. Fig. 2 is a front view. Figs. 3 and 4 are views ofparts in detail.

The present invention relates to improve ments on the car-coupler shownin Letters Patent of the United States No. 367,586, granted to me August2, 1887.

In the accompanying drawings, A is the draw-head, which is mounted andequipped with the same devices as shown in said patent, F being therotary shaft, J the slotted lever, and M the lower portion of theVertical slotted vertically-movable operating-rod of said patent, whichparts are arranged to be operated and placed upon the car in the samemanner as the corresponding parts in said patent.

The present improvements consist in supplementary coupling devicesadditional to the coupling and uncoupling devices shown in said patent.

Connected to the bottom of the draw-bar A and preferably integraltherewith is a downwardly-extending metallic bracket 1, having at oneside of its center a nose 2, which projects below and beyond the face ofthe drawbar A, and on the opposite side of its center a recess 3 toaccommodate and receive the corresponding nose 2 on the draw-bar of anadjacent car. The nose 2 has an upwardlyextending portion 4 and a recess5 immediately behind it, whereby said portion 4: constitutes a hook. Thenose 2 is downwardlybeveled at 19 in front of said hook.

Extending crosswise of the bracket 1 and journaled therein is across-shaft 7, on the opposite ends of which, exterior to said bracket,are pivoted two longitudinal arms 8 8, which are connected at theirforward ends by a crossbar 9, extending in front of the body of thebracket, said arms 8 8 and cross-bar 9 constituting a swinging bail.Rigidly secured to the bail on one side is a crank-arm 10,having alongitudinal slot 11. Said crank-arm 10 enters a vertical slot 12 in thevertically-movable operating-rod M, while a pin 13 on said rod M passesthrough said slot 11. By lifting the rod M the bail 8 8 9 can be lifted,and by releasing the rod M the bail 8 8 9 resumes by gravity itslowermost position. The slot 11 permits the longitudinal movement of thedraw-bar A without affecting the rod M. By connecting the rod M in themanner shown in my patent aforesaid the bail can be lifted from the topor from either side of the car and can be maintained in its elevatedposition when desired. When the bail 8 8 9 is in. its normal lowestposition, its front horizontal cross-bar lies in the recess 5 behind thehook 4, and crosses the cavity or recess 3.

Pivotally connected to the shaft 7 is a baillifter 14:, which extendsforward and lies in a longitudinal channel or recess 15, formed at oneside of and in the nose 2. This bail'lifter is connected to the bar 9 ofthe bail, passing beneath the same, whereby it moves with the bail, andit has a projecting portion 16 extending forward of the vertical edge 17of the hook, and this projection 16 has an inclined or beveled uppersurface 18. When two cars equipped with these coupling devices approach,they will be coupled by the coupling devices of my aforesaid patent, andalso by the coupling devices herein specified. The noses 2 of theapproaching cars enter the cavities 3 of the opposite cars,respectively, and the beveled surface 19 of each nose encounters andlifts the bail 8 8 9 of the opposite car,

so that the bail of each car passes and drops behind the hook t of theopposite car and rests in the recess 5. The recess 5 is of sufficientlength to permit the two bails to lie alongside each other therein. Itwill be noted that when two cars are coupled the cross-bar 9 of the hailof each car will lie just above the beveled upper face 18 of the forwardprojection 16 of the bail-lifter 14 of the opposite car. Accordinglywhen the bail 8 8 9 of one car is lifted its bail-lifter will rise andlift the bail of the opposite car out of the recess 5, so that theupward movement of either bail will uncouple the cars.

I claim as my invention-- 1. The nose 2, having hook 4 and recess 5, incombination with bail 8 8 9, crank-arm 10,

having slot 11, and rod M, having pin 13, en-

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed tering said slot,substantially as set forth.

my name in the presence of two subscribing to 2. The bracket 1, havingcavity 3 and nose Witnesses.

2, with hook 4C and recess 5, in combination 5 with swinging bail 8 8 9and bail-lifter 14,

connected with said bail and extending forward of said bail, so as tolie beneath the bail of a coupled car, substantially as set forth.

7 JOHN A. BOSCH. Witnesses:

. WILLIAM II. HAWKINS,

J OHN B. KILDOW.

